IAM celebrating the return of the RainbowSeekers!

2 Communities/2Cultures Children’s Art Show at the Paterson Museum. Come out to the Reception at the Paterson Museum! October 6th, 6pm.

The Team at the Contemporary Art Center NOLA

The New Orleans/ Paterson Project Exhibit; “2 Communities/2 Cultures” highlights students’ art work from New Orleans and Paterson is now on display at the Paterson Museum. This “living project” began as a  part of the  “RainbowSeekers” project for the Global Youth Service Day in 2008.

The project includes art work from children who participated in the Global Youth Service Day program at the Paterson Museum in 2008,  students from Alexander Hamilton Academy After School Program, School 15 and children who participate in art events at the Ivanhoe Wheelhouse. In 2009 Art Educator Kathy Benevento became involved and connected the project with the Ben Franklin Elementary School and the Contemporary Art Center in New Orleans.

Displayed at the Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans last October 2010 as part of “Art for Art’s Sake” Annual Fall Art Festival, “2 Communities, 2 Cultures” has arrived at the Paterson Museum. This venture will be on display for the rest of September thru October.

Congressman Bill Pascrell recognized The RainbowSeeker’s project with a letter of Congressional Recognition.
Please join us for a reception of this great project at the Paterson Museum on October 6th at 6pm.
Congratulations to the all of the school and community  participants who are making this project a success!!!

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IAM Preparing for the Future

We are all preparing for the Future!

IAM in a mad rush and IAM not sure we can keep this up.

It’s too much! Besides what AM I getting out of it?

Don\’s Wisdom

See Don Kommit explain my role at Ivanhoe*

IAM no longer in control of it!

and I want to be “Bigger than Ever!”

At least that’s what the Great Falls Festival is about this year and like a good nurse, IAM working on it for you!

That's what Marcia said we had to be!This image was done without Photoshop! UGH!

The problem is that life has become the Industrial Complex! take over!

Like the nightmare!

Where masses of people of all colors and creeds are enslaved to the workplace. Just like that nightmare. This is not where progress was supposed to take us! and unfortunately, it is where we have gone! And we can’t get out of it now.

But in my little way, IAM trying to have control over my little world. IAM hoping for peace and happiness and IAM no longer willing to rush through it all.

It is time to relax! No?

This next show is called “Bigger Than Ever!” and for Ivanhoe its our next challenge.

How can I be “Bigger the Ever?” …the way Father Mark says IAM  “in God’s eyes!”

IAM not supposed to be miniscule and insignificant! …and unhappy! But what about this big mess I’ve created! That’s bigger than ever!

How AM I going to rise above it before it’s all over? And I don’t mean the end of the world! IAM talking about before IAM missing another precious moment with you, my loved ones.

This “Bigger Than Ever” theme is assigned to us and we (in all of our craziness) have to mold it into something profound for you as always. So here IAM announcing our next show, and trying to make sense of it in time.

Coming up! the Great Falls Festival, “Bigger than Ever”September 3,4,5, 2011. 4-11pm WE will be open at the Ivanhoe!

In all our humbleness we will have our exhibition, performance art, music, poetry and open “mike”

And don’t forget the rest of what we do:

The Mayor’s Jazz Festival: August 21 and 27, 6pm-10pm Live from Overlook Park.

The Contest: Shlomo is paying $1,000. Lets show him Paterson has the talent!

Ian’s Great Falls School of Art:  Classes, Peggy Cook’s Teen Play: “Messages,” The New Orleans Art Exchange!, The NEA and MICD grant cycle! The Downtown Beautification Project: look for it! It is popping up all over ! What more do you want from a group of nutty volunteers! Imagine!!! if we start getting sponsors! and the good nurse fixes us with funding????

I will be back to finish this announcement over the next days and tying it together for you in time! But for now I have to get out of here!

I have been trapped behind this screen or another and I have to let go for a few days, and I will continue with more information ASAP. For now:

I am yours truly,

Christine

for the Ivanhoe Artists Mosaic Inc.

Paterson’s Not for Profit Artists Organization for all.

Come visit us: here on the web or in the Historic Ivanhoe Wheelhouse at

4 Spruce Street in Historic Paterson.

*I want to embed that video and have it play in the screen! If anyone knows how to get this done, help us out. This is the first video I used in 7 years, because I can’t get it right. But this would be an opening for us. Then you could really see the genius that I see. There is a lot of talent passing through the Ivanhoe. It should be shared and enjoyed. Any help is welcomed.

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IAN Shows at Ivanhoe July 8, 6pm

Join us for this beautiful show at the Ivanhoe Artists Mosaic Inc.

Ian Grinyer exhibits his beautiful landscapes and inspirational paintings to you.

Come bring him good cheer and praise his generosity as painter, as a teacher and as a friend to the community.

It is such an honor to have his gentle spirit here with us.

We are excited to host this wonderful artist. Don’t miss it.

Ian Grinyer

July 8- August 3rd.

Also looming:

The Mural Contest!

Don’t waste time! Contest ends July 30th. Tell your friends and give it try!

Write to us for details patersonarts@gmail.com

 

 

 

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Last Chance for input into the NEA MICD

Hello Everybody!
It is time to wrap this up!
Time to stand up! Once more for what you want!

The National Endowment for the Arts
“Mayor’s Institute on City Design” grant cycle is ending!
So lets get this done!
We have one more chance to make comments and bring out your concerns!
If this plan is to have any meaning at all! and oh! We want this to be a great guide for us going forward!

But it will be on us!
So let”s have one last look at what we really want and tell the RPA what you think of what they have done so far!
Or forever hold your peace!

Remember this is our plan for our city!
And we are the creative force that will make it the unique and wonderful destination for the world!
And what an honor for us to be funded by the National Endowment of the Arts under the
Mayor’s Institute on City Design!

After this! It can be better!
After this! We will have the work to do!
After this! We should be a united front forging the foundations of an amazing plan for the arts in our deserving community!

All are welcomed!
Join us for the last meeting concerning this plan:
June 27th at 6pm
NJCDC, TOC Building
3rd Floor of 32 Spruce Street
Please RSVP so we know how many seats we need! and how much food to bring!
Call Christine at 973-800-9988

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Johnny Soap Vega

It develops and continues…

“Soap”

Washes his sorrows away.

At the Ivanhoe Artists Mosaic

It’s hard to forgive

Harder to forget.

My church is all churches

…all places of worship.

I look up to the heavens and have deep reverence for

My maker.

And I love Father Mark.

He is a lifelong figure of love and kindness in my life.  I was fortunate.

He was not like everyone.  Johnny has had his deep sorrows.

And he mentions it. And it is painful for everyone.

But he is able to recognize love and happiness.

His portraits are alive with the personalities of his loved ones. He shows his skill and his personality emerges.

Johnny ” Soap” Vega

Show “Shines”

At the Ivanhoe

June 4, 6pm-10pm


IAM so impressed with our hometown sweetheart Johnny Soap!
Oh he is clever and he has been through it, but he is squeeky clear about his views in this interesting show.
Johnny emerges as an graffiti artist blossomed into full fine art icon of his hometown, Paterson.

Please join us in welcoming Johnny to the Ivanhoe and celebrate his “re-entry” party as the worldly father juxtaposing the trendy graphics of graffiti and the inner sanctity of an artist as he lets it out.

Good Luck Johnny! You are very special to our scene.

Exhibiting June 3rd through June 30, 2011.
Reception June 4 6pm-10pm

See more on the Web:www.ivanhoeartists.org

www.facebook.com/IvanhoeArtists

And thank you Mohammed for a great show, thanks all for an amazing but grueling experience at the Paterson PM!
See the gorgeous murals painted on the spot by our friends and families:
Thank you all the MacCrackens!

 

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